Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier [With DVD]

The practice of drawing distilled to its essential elements. The companion DVD enclosed inside, beautifully filmed in Florence, Italy, provides real-time drawing lessons so that any gaps in the learning process are filled in with live instruction.

In this elegant and inspiring primer, master contemporary artist and author Juliette Aristides breaks down the drawing process into small, manageable lessons; introduces time-tested principles and techniques that are easily accessible; and shares the language and context necessary to understand the artistic process and create superior, well-crafted drawings.

Author: Juliette Aristides
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Published: 11/15/2011
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.70w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780823006595
ISBN10: 082300659X
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Drawing
- Art | Techniques | Pencil Drawing

About the Author
JULIETTE ARISTIDES studied at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and various private ateliers. She is currently the instructor of the Aristides Classical Atelier at the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, Washington. In 2003, Juliette was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant. Her work can be seen at the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco and the Art Renewal Center Living Masters Gallery, www.ArtRenewal.com.